diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f2352527..3f5ead10 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,23 +8,23 @@ Use this [Cookiecutter](https://cookiecutter.readthedocs.io) template to generat
 an empty Python package. Features include:
 
 - Boilerplate unit tests and documentation,
-- [Python static setup configuration]({{cookiecutter.project_name}}/setup.cfg),
+- [Python static setup configuration]({{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/setup.cfg),
 - Open source software license,
-- Continuous integration with [GitHub action workflows]({{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows) for building, testing, link checking and linting,
+- Continuous integration with [GitHub action workflows]({{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/.github/workflows) for building, testing, link checking and linting,
 - Code style checking with [prospector](https://pypi.org/project/prospector/),
-- [Editorconfig]({{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.editorconfig),
+- [Editorconfig]({{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/.editorconfig),
 - Usage and contribution documents:
-  - [README.md]({{cookiecutter.project_name}}/README.md) for package users,
-  - [README.dev.md]({{cookiecutter.project_name}}/README.dev.md) for package developer,
-  - [project_setup.md]({{cookiecutter.project_name}}/project_setup.md) with extensive documentation about project setup,
-  - [Change log]({{cookiecutter.project_name}}/CHANGELOG.md),
-  - [Code of Conduct]({{cookiecutter.project_name}}/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md),
-  - [Contributing guidelines]({{cookiecutter.project_name}}/CONTRIBUTING.md),
+  - [README.md]({{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/README.md) for package users,
+  - [README.dev.md]({{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/README.dev.md) for package developer,
+  - [project_setup.md]({{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/project_setup.md) with extensive documentation about project setup,
+  - [Change log]({{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/CHANGELOG.md),
+  - [Code of Conduct]({{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md),
+  - [Contributing guidelines]({{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/CONTRIBUTING.md),
 - Continuous code quality and code coverage reporting using [Sonarcloud](https://sonarcloud.io/),
-- Automatic creation of [issues]({{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/next_steps) with instructions how to pass all GitHub action workflows and integrate with services like Zenodo and Read the Docs,
-- Instructions how to make package [citable]({{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/next_steps/04_citation.md)
+- Automatic creation of [issues]({{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/.github/next_steps) with instructions how to pass all GitHub action workflows and integrate with services like Zenodo and Read the Docs,
+- Instructions how to make package [citable]({{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/.github/next_steps/04_citation.md)
 - FAIR software recommendation badge,
-- Optional [pre commit hook](https://github.com/NLeSC/python-template/blob/main/%7B%7Bcookiecutter.project_name%7D%7D/README.dev.md#running-linters-locally) to catch lint errors early
+- Optional [pre commit hook]({{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/README.dev.md#running-linters-locally) to catch lint errors early
 
 ## Badges
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ my-python-project/
     └── test_my_module.py
 ```
 
-For an explanation of what's there, read on in the [project_setup.md]({{cookiecutter.project_name}}/project_setup.md) file.
+For an explanation of what's there, read on in the [project_setup.md]({{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/project_setup.md) file.
 There are also instructions on how to [apply the template to an existing Python package](ADD_TO_EXISTING_PACKAGE.md).
 
 ## Examples